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Rises the Night (The Gardella Vampire Hunters Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Colleen Gleason (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 400 ratings
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The second installment in award-winning, New York Timesbestselling author Colleen Gleason's International Bestselling Gardella Vampire Hunter Series.

"...turns vampire stories—and romances—on their ear." --The Detroit News

"With its wonderfully witty writing, action-infused plot and sharply defined characters, Rises the Night is deliciously dark and delightfully entertaining." -– The Chicago Tribune

"A tense plot line and refreshingly diverse supporting characters complete the package, giving series fans plenty to sink their teeth into--and plenty more to look forward to." – Publishers Weekly

"…Heart-stopping scenes and sexual tension. With numerous twists, [Gleason] leaves you hanging, eagerly awaiting the next installment." – Romantic Times

The saga of Victoria Gardella continues as the glorious nineteenth-century city of Rome gives rise to a new threat from the immortal undead....

Lady Victoria Gardella Grantworth de Lacy has been a vampire slayer for just over a year, balancing her life as a peer of Society with the dangerous role that takes her out on moonlit streets, stake in hand. She has learned brutal and heartbreaking lessons about the sacrifices that must be made in order to save humanity from the evil that secretly preys upon it, but she has not wavered in her vow to fight on.

Now, in Italy, a powerful vampire is amassing the power to control the souls of the dead. As Victoria races across Europe to stop what could be the most deadly army the Gardellas have ever faced, her unlikely companion is Sebastian Vioget--a man as tempting as he is untrustworthy.

But when Victoria discovers she has been betrayed by one of her most trusted allies, the truth will challenge all her powers as a Venator...and as a woman.

“This novel has enough dark, angst touches to it that I was utterly wrung out by the end. It is also so good that I couldn't wait to get online to see when the next in the series will come out…Not for the faint of heart, but the writing is wonderful and the characters really stand out vividly.” —All About Romance

The Gardella Vampire Hunters series should be read in order to avoid spoilers.
The Victoria books are:
The Rest Falls Away
Rises the Night
The Bleeding Dusk
When Twilight Burns
As Shadows Fade

All five books are now available.
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Praise for the Gardella Vampire Hunters:

"The undead rise to great heights through Gleason's phenomenal storytelling. She creates a chilling world with the perfect atmosphere of fear and sexual tension." -- Romantic Times

"Gleason keeps upping the ante with each novel, weaving the characters around her readers with each engaging conversation and narrative, every stage set of all the appropriate gothic gloom and melting beauty." -- Book Fetish

“...I was utterly wrung out by the end. It is also so good that I couldn't wait to get online to see when the next in the series will come out…Not for the faint of heart, but the writing is wonderful and the characters really stand out vividly.” —All About Romance
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In Gleason's latest, she returns to the budding career of Venator Victoria Gardella, a Buffyesque vampire hunter living in an Austen-style Regency world. Having spent the last year mourning the death of her husband, slain at the hands of the vampire queen, Lilith, Victoria is desperate for revenge. Before long, she stumbles on a vampiric plot to seize Akvan's Obelisk, a powerful artifact that will grant its controller the power to command legions of the dead. In order to foil the plan, Victoria crisscrosses Europe, teaming up with a handsome stranger along the way. A fast-paced carnival ride of a book, the sophomore series entry (after The Rest Falls Away) hits the ground running without any introduction to Gleason's world; for those new to the series, this volume will probably prove confusing. Those who've read the first title, however, won't be disappointed: Victoria is a more determined, fleshed-out character, having grown wiser, sadder and more ambiguous about the morality of her mission. Her world, too, expands significantly in this adventure. A tense plot line and refreshingly diverse supporting characters complete the package, giving series fans plenty to sink their teeth into—and plenty more to look forward to. (June)
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"Gripping action will chill your blood, and the detail of the prose is so vivid....If you love a good story, particularly a good vampire one, get this whole series." --Huntress Book Reviews

"Gleason keeps upping the ante with each novel, weaving the characters around her readers with each engaging conversation and narrative, every stage set of all the appropriate gothic gloom and melting beauty." --Book Fetish

"If you're looking for an intelligent new spin on the vampire genre, Rises the Night fits the bill perfectly." --All About Romance

"The sophistication and intelligence of [Gleason's] storytelling are evident on each page of the Gardella Vampire Chronicles." --Romantic Times

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09BNZF2NM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oliver Heber Books (August 1, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2375 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1931419574
  • Customer Reviews:
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Colleen Gleason is a NEW YORK TIMES and USA Today bestselling author, and has written over fifty novels in a variety of genres. She's known for her Gardella Vampire Hunters, the Stoker and Holmes series, her Wicks Hollow ghost stories, and the Phyllida Bright Mysteries (written as Colleen Cambridge). She writes in so many different genres she says she's "got a read for every mood."

Colleen lives in the Midwest with her family and two dogs, and is always working on her next novel. Find her online at the website with her name.

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A Busy Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic - better than the first in the series.
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2007
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The only problem I had with the first book in the series is that the action was a little slower, due to needing to develop the characters, and let Victoria learn to be the vampire hunter that she was destined to be. Well, that problem is completely gone with Book 2.

The story picked up after a year of mourning for Victoria, where all the vampires had pulled out of London following the fight at the end of Book 1. After Victoria starts to return to her hunting rounds, finds a vampire and demon at the former Silver Chalice run by Sebastian, and upon dispensing them, discovers a little disc of some kind. The adventure ensues with travels to Italy and the uncovering of a new plot to unleash evil onto the world.

Victoria and her cast of supporting characters returns to help her out.

Book 2 is filled with suspense, lots of action of the fighting kind ... and a little of the romantic kind as well. If you were iffy about the first in the series, you may want to pick this one up to see if it can enthrall you as much as it did me. It's a definite keeper.
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Rhianna Walker
4.0 out of 5 stars In Which Lady Rockley Grows Up
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2009
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Unfortunately I can't offer a really proper synopsis of this second in the series without spoiling a big event from the first a little so suffice it to say you really should read The Rest Falls Away before you start looking into this book.

A year has passed since Victoria's life took a major turn, a turn which has left her quite emotionally conflicted and unable to carry out her duty as a vampire slayer without spending some time gathering her wits. But what doesn't kill us makes us stronger and with time and reflection Victoria knows she must re-don the mantle of Gardella slayer. Lilith may have fled London for the time being but the vampires won't remain in the shadows forever. Ready for a good fight she returns to the streets of London only to find that there is very little for her to do.

Through a chance encounter Victoria discovers a society of humans who protect vampires which leads her to Italy and a vampire with a scheme to command an army the Venators could not possibly defeat. But who can she trust when Max has gone missing, Sebastian's loyalties are ever wavering and a potential suitor from London may have ties to the very evil she is trying to defeat? Violence, betrayal and sensuality factor highly as Rises The Night.

I wasn't quite sure I liked how the book picked up after the events of the first but once I got into the story I don't think it could really have worked any other way. The Victoria we meet here isn't as innocent and fresh-faced as we've previously seen her. There's a much thicker skin developing as she continues to follow in the Legacy. She's certainly as stubborn as ever but the knocks are becoming harder and she very much grows both as a Venator and as a woman in this installment. The sacrifices she makes for the role she has chosen really make her a character you can back because nothing comes too easily.

As far as the story went this time around I was a bit disappointed that once again it revolved greatly around a vampire and a mystical object. I hope the rest of the series isn't this same thing again and again. What did work very well for me was that Max's role changed a lot. He's been missing for months when the story picks up and the part he plays in the events really kept me guessing. I didn't know when to trust him and when not to. Sebastian's role continued to be the saucy seducer but we begin to see hints at why he has the attitude he has about vampires. Things do get really steamy between he and Victoria which I think most readers kind of hoped for with the first book. You may want to have a tissue handy if you read the first book as this one is equally sad at parts... I don't know about other readers but I do like the reality Gleason writes here.

In general I didn't quite like it as well as the first but there's great potential for a strong follow-up. Great series so far!
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Lorna
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Second Book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2014
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I really couldn't help it. As soon as I finished The Rest Falls Away, I immediately began reading book 2, and literally could not put it down-as in, I read it until 6 am. I am so happy I found this series. If you haven't read the first book, there is going to be a big spoiler coming up. Just a heads up.

It's a year later, and Victoria's mourning is officially over as far as the ton(high society) is concerned. Now she is a very rich widow, and can pretty much do as she pleases. And what pleases her, is hunting vampires on the streets of early 1800's London. As a Venator, otherwise known as a vampire hunter, she has much more strength then a normal woman. As before, she puts herself into all kinds of dangerous situations, involving evil humans, vampires, and even a demon. Lilith's son, Nedas, is plotting to raise the dead in order to massacre as many human's as he can, just because he is the embodiment of evil. With his mother being the ancient queen of the vampires (dating back to biblical times), how could he not be evil? To make matters worse, Max, her fellow Venator, is missing. So Victoria must go to Italy to try and get to Nedas before he can unleash his evil. The Tutela, the human society that is made up of vampire protectors is featured this time. It's a secret society, and Victoria has to infiltrate it as a regular society woman. Danger at every turn.

This book was a complete roller coaster ride of a story. Adventure, danger, blood thirsty vampires, and even a romance of sorts, made this book a non stop read for me. Victoria is really coming into her own as a Venator. She has fears, but you wouldn't know it by her actions. She takes the cake as a Type A vampire hunter for sure. She lets nothing stop her, even when something really should. Sebastian is back for this book as well. As the handsome. sometimes really shady, man most interested in Victoria for his own purposes, Victoria would as soon slap him upside head, as sleep with him. Their sparring banter is fraught with sexual innuendo, and that was one of the fun parts of the book for me. Will they or won't they? I am not telling!

As with the last book, I found this book to be a major page turner, stay up all night read. I didn't think it was possible, but I think perhaps this book is even more exciting then the first one. My only problem now is, I can't wait to read the next one, but I have other book obligations, so it's going to be awhile before I can get back to this series. It's definitely going to be an impatient wait for me.

I highly recommend this series to all adult Urban Fantasy/historical fans. Even if you don't read historical fiction, please don't write this one off, as it is totally worth the read!

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Zelma Pessoa
5.0 out of 5 stars Obscuridade e oportunidades
Reviewed in Brazil on March 16, 2019
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Mais uma vez Colleen surpreende com uma narrativa dinâmica e cheia de surpresas e "deixas" para nós provocar a descobrir nas entrelinhas os sentimentos escondidos e o que pode acontecer.
Relendo pela enésima vez e descobrindo coisas e vibrando com o fascinante triângulo amoroso!!!
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Inez Gascon
4.0 out of 5 stars Heroine still annoying, love interests & plot excellent
Reviewed in France on December 4, 2016
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Loads of five star reviews elsewhere. For my part the comparatively expense of the novel and the annoying narcissistic pigheadedness, or arrogance, of the heroine barely justifies a two star rating. However, the plot twists, love interests and the conviction and consistency of the writing were in a league of their own. In fact I shall buy the next one, and hope the heroine matures, and that the author can keep up and produce another page turner. I would also recommend it to readers who go for high Gothic romance as well as to vampire/fantasy genre aficionados of most ages,- though I think mature readers will be a little less enamoured by the heroine than teens, and have quite a few alternative offers for satisfactory escapism with more likable female leads.
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N30
5.0 out of 5 stars Will they, wont they?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2012
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A really good read. Easy to read but a good level of language so that it still feels like an adult book rather than a teen romance. Lots of twists and turns to keep you interested and clues dropped in early chapters that keep you wondering until the end. The characters are strong, the pace moves well and the image description is good. You do need to have read the first one to understand some of the references though.

One of the most enjoyable books I've read in a while.
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Leeandra Norman
4.0 out of 5 stars excellent read
Reviewed in Australia on October 6, 2014
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Excellent read lost myself in the fantasy and totally enjoyed the ride. Can't wait to get in to the next one now .....
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in Canada on November 15, 2016
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